April 28, 2016 / Front Page

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More than a hundred Wilkes County citizens came out Tuesday night to the 2016 Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce/News-Reporter Candidate Forum at Court Street Livery to hear from 19 local and area candidates who are running for office in the May 2 More...

In a roundup of local law enforcement activity in Wilkes County over the last month, a larger than usual number of arrests for aggravated assault were recorded, with fewer DUIs, and several drug cases. More...

“I had not seen my mother for years, and I kept staring at her; I could not figure out why she looked so different.” Lucy has explained in the opening pages that many years ago she had to stay in the hospital for nine weeks. More...

Private graveside services for George Allen Bunch, 91, of Thomson Road, were held at Midway United Methodist Church in Lincoln County on Monday, April 25, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Thomas Hall officiating. More...

First to speak at Tuesday night’s candidate forum was Wilkes County Commission Chairman Sam Moore, who spoke of the importance of voting to pass the renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) which is on the ballot in the May 24 e More...

For the last two months, members of Shiloh No. 63 Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Washington have been picking up trash on two local streets, and now they’re challenging other civic groups to step up and do the same. More...

With early voting in person for the May 24 General Primary/Special Election set to begin Monday, May 2, local voters filled The Court Street Livery in Washington Tuesday night to hear from most of the local and regional candidates on the ballot.&nbsp More...

The former May Sally’s Diner has been bought and delivered to television and film mogul Tyler Perry, sources say, to be used in the expansion of his Georgia operations that will be using much o More...

Britt Hammond told the Washington Rotary Club that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and pointed out that child abuse is seriously under-reported with only about 35 percent of cases getting prope More...

The public is invited to “Come dance, drink, and dine for a great cause” at the fourth annual Athens Tech Foundation Lu-Owl featuring the Dirk Howell Band. The Lu-Owl will be held Friday, May 6, at the Athens Cotton Press. More...

This Saturday, April 30, the fifth annual Washington Optimist 5K will kick off at 8:15 a.m. at the Wilkes County courthouse. Previous races have attracted more than 100 runners from all over the state. More...

It’s that time of the year to tee the White Ball up! The Washington Wilkes Tiger Club is putting on its annual golf tournament on Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m. The Calcutta will be held Friday, May 13, starting at 7 p.m. More...

David Crabbe, son of Richard and Elizabeth Crabbe of Washington, was inducted into the 2016 class of the Oglethorpe University Sports Hall of Fame last Friday night, April 15. Crabbe graduated in 2004 from Oglethorpe University and Auburn Unive More...

After the flood and the destruction mankind, because of sin, God introduces to the world, after it began to repopulate through Noah and his family, a very special person called Abram. “ Now the Lord had said unto Abram, More...

The Washington affilitate of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia (OLLI@ UGA) will hear a local speaker at the session on Monday, May 2, at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish House. More...

Dale L. Couch presented an informative program to members and guests at the Kettle Creek Chapter, NSDAR, meeting Monday, April 18, at the Woman’s Club. Mr. Couch, introduced by Linda Chesnut, is Adjunct Curator of the Henry D. More...

The Young-at-Heart of First United Methodist Church enjoyed “A Huck Finn Adventure on the ‘Mighty Miss…..Holley’s Pond’” Thursday, April 21. The invitation stated “grab your old straw hat, cane pole, a More...